Though my form still needs a lot of work, I am considering starting strength training in the near future, since I have read about how it can help swimming speed, form, etc.
However, I am still struggling with the idea of why strength training is needed. Lets assume that lifting a certain weight in a certain way improves a core muscle, which will help steady my posture (?).
Now assuming I don't weight lift, but instead try to hold the proper posture (high elbow, etc.) for a long period of time, and gradually increase the time I do that over weeks and months, won't those muscle(s) automatically improve?
It seems to me that intuitively the proper muscles would gradually get stronger in order to adjust to the frequent usage - that way the exact muscles I need would get stronger, instead of having to train a large array of muscles that have a relation to swimming.
What am I missing?
My simplistic reply: because, all other things being equal, anything that makes you stronger will make you faster.
That works for me! :applaud: Have you seen the posts on some of the other threads lately? :afraid: I'm a college graduate with a decent amount of intelligence, but sheeeeeeesh! Some of our Forumites must be rocket scientists or something similar. Trying to follow their scientific debates is waaaaay more complicated than I care to make swimming for me. :confused:
My simplistic reply: because, all other things being equal, anything that makes you stronger will make you faster.
That works for me! :applaud: Have you seen the posts on some of the other threads lately? :afraid: I'm a college graduate with a decent amount of intelligence, but sheeeeeeesh! Some of our Forumites must be rocket scientists or something similar. Trying to follow their scientific debates is waaaaay more complicated than I care to make swimming for me. :confused:
